AMBIDECT LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.5k | £77.5k |
| Current assets | £209.2k | £209.4k |
| Cash | £49.2k | £123.8k |
| Debtors | £160.0k | £85.5k |
| Net assets | £64.2k | £62.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-11➖THOMAS-PETER, Timothy David resigneddirector
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-01➕BAMFORD, Scott Aaron appointeddirector
- 2014-12-01➖BAMFORD, Scott Aaron resigneddirector
- 2012-11-17➕BAMFORD, Scott Aaron appointeddirector
- 2012-11-16➖BAMFORD, Scott Aaron resigneddirector
- 2012-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBIDECT LIMITED
- 2012-11-15➕BAMFORD, Scott Aaron appointeddirector
- 2012-11-15➕THOMAS-PETER, Timothy David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Ambidect Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambidect Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Timothy David Thomas-Peterceased 11/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Scott Aaron Bamfordceased 11/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/12/2014 | — |